---
title: "Lathe for Contact Lenses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-11"
---

# Lathe for Contact Lenses

Buyer: MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d.json)

## Summary

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a procurement contract for a lathe used in the manufacturing of contact lenses. The contracting authority is located at 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, within the United Kingdom. The procurement falls under the industry category of medical and precision machines, specifically "Lathes, boring and milling machine tools" (CPV code 42620000). The contract status is pending and it follows a direct award procedure as permitted under Regulation 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. The contract between Moorfields Eye Hospital and DAC International, Inc., a large supplier, commences on the 23rd of March 2025 and concludes on the 22nd of March 2028, with a standstill period ending on the 21st of March 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the medical equipment manufacturing sector specializing in precision machinery. Companies with expertise in advanced manufacturing techniques, especially those offering innovative solutions for medical applications, would be ideally suited to compete for similar future contracts. The procurement of this advanced lathe will enable Moorfields Eye Hospital to increase its in-house production capabilities, reducing reliance on external manufacturers, and enhancing patient outcomes. This contract exemplifies potential growth opportunities for suppliers who can provide highly specialized products in niche markets.

## Notice

The contact Lens service at Moorfields Eye Hospital is the largest hospital based medical contact lens service in the UK. 15,000 patients attend the contact lens service on an annual basis for medically necessary contact lenses. The contact lens manufacturing lab produced 2500 rigid gas permeable contact lenses and approximately 500 scleral lenses per annum, which provides our patients with sight correction that they would not have through any other means of correction. The quality of life impact on these patients is huge. The new lathe will allow a greater number of lens options to be manufactured in house thus reducing our external spend with other contact lens manufacturers thus offering not only excellent patient outcomes but cost efficiencies for the Trust.

### Procurement Information

This contract award is made under Regulation 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits Direct Award without prior publication. The justification is based on an absence of competition for technical reasons, and there are no reasonable alternatives. The solution from the winning supplier is the only available replacement to meet Moorfields' in-house production needs. With a 5mm excursion for complex designs, a side probe for precise alignment & space for all lens sizes, a laser engraver, edge-finishing tool, smart channel cutting for BostonSight scleral lenses & customised software to streamline production & minimise errors, it reduces reliance on external manufacturers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008808-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £362,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC1V 2PD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Bunhill |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAC INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42620000 - Lathes, boring and milling machine tools

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2025 at 16:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008808-2025
- 7 Mar 2025 at 12:29 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008339-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008808-2025
  11th March 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008339-2025
  7th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ea7d.json.